The first race of the Formula One season always results in a series of sweeping generalisations about the year to come. Sometimes they hold true, but often they don’t.
Now the dust has settled on the Bahrain Grand Prix, let’s have a look at some of the prevailing ones and whether they are justified or simply a reaction to a wild opening race.
McLaren will be that bad all season
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McLaren was one of the most exciting prospects coming into this new season and new era of Formula One car, but the British team found itself woefully off the pace in Bahrain. McLaren has not challenged for a title since the early 2010s and the hopes of it doing so under these new rules appear to have gone out as quickly as the start lights at the beginning of a race.
After an underwhelming Bahrain test, Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris were 14th and 15th respectively in the race having run at the back of the pack throughout the weekend. Norris only just managed to drag his car through to…
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